value vs virtue

value

noun
  • The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable. 

  • The degree of importance given to something. 

  • The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc. 

  • The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc. 

  • The relative duration of a musical note. 

  • That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system. 

  • The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else. 

  • Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined. 

  • Precise meaning; import. 

verb
  • To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon. 

  • To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work. 

  • To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something. 

  • To hold dear. 

virtue

noun
  • An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. 

  • A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels. 

  • Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. 

  • A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. 

  • Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins. 

  • Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. 

  • The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). 

How often have the words value and virtue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )